A 44-year-old Jersey City criminal with an extensive record made his first court appearance today on a stalking charge, officials said.

Frederick O. Ladson, of the 100 block of Grant Avenue, appeared in Central Judicial Processing court in Jersey City via video link from Hudson County jail in Kearny.

At 8:50 p.m. yesterday, Ladson approached a woman in a parked vehicle and began screaming at her and telling her to get out of the vehicle, the criminal complaint says, adding that when the woman moved the vehicle, Ladson chased it, yelling for her to stop.

She also saw Ladson near her home repeatedly, “leaving her in fear for her safety," the complaint says.

Ladson has been arrested 16 times in New Jersey, where he has three disorderly persons convictions and criminal convictions for robbery, assault, possession of cocaine and two counts of drug possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of school property, court officials said.

His bail was set at $2,500 with a 10 percent cash option today and he was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim.